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OpenSSL <= 0.9.4 Weak Key Vulnerability
Information
Severity
Severity
Medium
Family
Family
General
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
5.0
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
3 years ago
Modified
Modified
3 years ago
Summary
OpenSSL might create weak keys on specific FreeBSD versions.
Insight
Insight
OpenSSL for FreeBSD does not properly check for the existence of the /dev/random or /dev/urandom devices, which are absent on FreeBSD Alpha systems, which causes it to produce weak keys which may be more easily broken.
Affected Software
Affected Software
OpenSSL versions up to and including 0.9.4 on FreeBSD.
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
Please contact the vendor for additional information regarding existing (or recent) updates.